Essam Marai, former Zamalek star, said that the technical mistakes of the team’s head coach, Yannick Ferreira, were the reason behind the inconsistent performance of Zamalek players in the summit match against Al Ahly.

Marai confirmed in statements to the ‘Zamalekawy’ program with Mohamed Sabry on Zamalek TV that granting Al Ahly possession despite their technical decline was one of the main reasons for Zamalek’s loss in the summit.

He added that Al Ahly’s defensive weaknesses were not exploited by Ferreira through high pressing on the Red team.

The former Zamalek star pointed out that Ferreira made a mistake by substituting Nabil Emad ‘Donga’ despite the absence of a defensive midfielder substitute.

Essam Marai concluded his statements saying: “The negatives and mistakes must be addressed before the upcoming matches, and I hope to completely close the chapter of the Al Ahly match and focus on the upcoming match against Ghazl El Mahalla to maintain the league lead.”